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    Aftermarket Fuel Rail and stock lines?

    I've done quite a few searches but couldn't come up with an answer to this question. A couple months ago the engine bay on my car caught fire due to the factory fuel line quick disconnect failing. This totaled the car but luckily I was able to salvage the turbo and some other motor parts...
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    Sluggish/backfiring only when warmed up? Need help quick!

    10 degrees timing. Adjusted throttle? As in idle? Yes, I have a fuel pressure regulator, it's at around 40 psi with vacuum unplugged.
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    Sluggish/backfiring only when warmed up? Need help quick!

    Oh yea, that was one of the first things on the list. We've, thought of just about everything.
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    Sluggish/backfiring only when warmed up? Need help quick!

    Yea, I've went through hell and back with the upper to lower intake gasket. I finally got it so I don't have a vacuum leak. Or so I don't think, I'll give that a shot in the morning though. Thanks, any other suggestions?
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    Sluggish/backfiring only when warmed up? Need help quick!

    Well, I've been having these rich/lean problems for awhile now. The car seems to run good for the first minute or so after starting it up when cold. I pulled the codes and got both banks running rich and lean. So I replaced 02 sensors. That fixed it for a day and a half, and then all of a sudden...
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    Symptoms of stuck injectors

    Check out your 02 sensors. I had a code that said bank 2 was running rich, and so I pulled the sensor and it was definatly covered in carbon. Also, I don't know if it was related to the stuck injector I had or not, but it didn't seem like I could get it to run worth a crap around 10-14 degrees...
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    Idle staying at 2,000 RPM

    Sounds to me like ya have a vacuum leak. I had the same problems you do. It was a leak from the upper intake.
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    What is everyones Car Goals?

    My goals include: -Take care of small things that bug me -Getting the car running smoothly after the engine rebuild -Keep dumping money into parts for the DIY t70 turbo build -Begin the turbo build
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    Turbo video of my car

    Yea, definatly motivation right there. I got a bunch of parts laying around that I've collected for my DIY turbo setup. Just need some more time/money. Very sick car and awesome video! Do you have a link I can download it from so I can save it on my comp?
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    Teflon Rear Main Seal - Wrong part or hard to install?

    Yea, I just recently rebuilt a motor and used the teflon RMS. That little plastic installation tool works great. And I don't seem to have any leaks as of yet. Just drove it to Florida and put around 3000 miles on the motor. Don't use any oil on the crank/seal surface, but what I did was put...
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    Tranny goes into gear VERY hard?!?!

    The thing is, it's an aftermarket clutch/pressure plate. They are centerforce. It was in the tranny when I bought the car. There isn't that many miles on them I don't think.
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    Tranny goes into gear VERY hard?!?!

    Tranny goes into gear VERY hard?!?! Need help quick! Well, I just put the motor that I rebuilt in tonight and it started right up and ran great. That's the good news. The bad news is for some reason the tranny won't go into gear at all, or if it does it takes a lot of force. When trying...
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    Mounting oil pickup with ARP main bolts?

    Thanks...but are you sure that the ARP stud is included with either of those top two links you gave me? I don't see it in any of the pictures of the parts?
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    Piston installation order?

    Sounds good. Thanks guys!
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    Piston installation order?

    Soooo.... REAR OF ENGINE 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FRONT OF ENGINE ???? Should I call the machine shop and see in which order they balanced them?
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    Piston installation order?

    Well, I just got everything back from being balanced at the machine shop. When installing the pistons/rods in the block do I install the them (the number on the rods) in the order of the firing order? Or do I install them 1-8 in order on the crank? Also, what should I torque ARP main...
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    Valve guide replacement

    I need to know this also. How hard is it to do valve guides?
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    Mounting oil pickup with ARP main bolts?

    Could you tell me the part number of that? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.